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Dolerite sills (Manganese Group), East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Mindat Locality ID:
235901
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235901:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ca. 525 Ma quartz dolerite sills intruding the Manganese Group in southeastern Pilbara Region.

Loaded onto Mindat due to publicity at the time regarding the 'Moon' mineral Tranquillityite. Location uncertain and is needed. 'Manganese Group' needs clarification.

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Tranquillityite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zirconolite
Formula: CaZrTi2O7

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
ⓘZirconolite4.DH.30CaZrTi2O7
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTranquillityite9.AG.90(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Caⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Tiⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
YYttrium
Yⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrⓘ Tranquillityite(Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O12
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrⓘ ZirconoliteCaZrTi2O7

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References

Hickman, A.H. (1978): Nullagine, Western Australia, Geological Survey of Australia 1:250,000 Geological Series Explanatory Notes (1978): 22
Rasmussen, B., and Fletcher, I.R. (2004) Zirconolite, a new U-Pb geochronometer. Geology (2004):32: 785-788. doi:10.1130/G20658.1.
Rasmussen, Birger, Fletcher, Ian R., Gregory, Courtney J., Muhling, Janet R., Suvorova, Alexandra A. (2012) Tranquillityite: The last lunar mineral comes down to Earth. Geology, 40 (1) 83-86 doi:10.1130/g32525.1
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